Bridge of the Americas (El Paso–Ciudad Juárez)

The Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) is a group of international bridges which cross the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) and Texas State Highway Loop 375, connecting the Mexico–United States border cities of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and El Paso, Texas, via the MX 45 (known as Avenida de las Américas in its Ciudad Juárez section) from the south and the I-110 from the north, crossing the El Paso BOTA Port of Entry. The bridge is known colloquially as "Puente Libre" ("Free Bridge") in Ciudad Juárez, officially as "Puente Internacional Córdova-Las Américas" ("Córdova-The Americas International Bridge") or "Puente Internacional Córdova de las Américas" ("Córdova of the Americas International Bridge"), and also as "Puente Río Bravo" ("Rio Bravo Bridge"), "Cordova Bridge", and "Free Bridge".

Bridge of the Americas

Puente Río Bravo
The Bridge of the Americas as seen from El Paso, Texas, in June 2016.
Coordinates31°45′53″N 106°27′04″W
Carries Fed. 45/ I-110, pedestrians
CrossesRio Grande
Loop 375
LocaleEl PasoCiudad Juárez
Official namePuente Internacional Córdova-Las Américas
Other name(s)Cordova Bridge
Named forThe Americas
OwnerCity of El Paso
History
Construction start1996
Construction end1998
Statistics
TollNone
Location
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